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Today I have a new salad recipe for you, a sushi themed salad with sesame crusted seared ahi tuna! This salad was inspired by the flavours of sushi and my favourite fish for sushi is tuna so that is the centre piece of this salad. I would be perfectly happy with raw sushi grade ahi tuna for this salad but if you are making it for someone that is a bit leery about eating raw fish, it's just as good lightly seared! I build the salad up with other common sushi ingredients including avocado, edamame, cucumber and carrots in addition to the lettuce. If you want to include the rice component of sushi you could add some or some quinoa but I like the lighter version of the salad without it. For the dressing I went with a wasabi vinaigrette that includes soy sauce both of which are commonly served with sushi. This sushi salad with seared ahi tuna really does remind you of eating sushi and it's a makes for an amazingly tasty light meal!

When I think of sushi I tend to think of spicy tuna rolls so I sometimes cannot resist throwing on sriracha mayo and teriyaki sauce!

For the salad:

directions

For the wasabi vinaigrette:

Mix everything well.

For the sesame crusted tuna:

Heat the oil in a pan over medium-hight heat, press the sesame seeds into the tuna on all sides, place the tuna in the pan and sear for about 1-2 minutes per side or to the desired level of doneness before setting aside for a few minutes and slicing.

For the salad:

Arrange or toss everything and enjoy!

Option: Add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise to the wasabi vinaigrette to make it nice and creamy.Option: Replace the wasabi vinaigrette with sriracha mayo (or wasabi mayo) and teriyaki sauce.Option: Serve with crispy fried wonton wrapper strips for crunch.

Thanks for this recipe. I've been searching in the internet for tuna sushi salad. I have found some but this recipe caught my attention most. It's like the cuisine in some seafood restaurant in central.

Kevin< it looks to me that there are 2 different sauces on the tune, one creamy and one not? And I only see the recipe for the non and I was wondering what the recipe is for the other? The salad looks wonderful and can't wait to make it!!!

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.